https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf By: Jaylan Snyder en-us 2017-04-26 18:25:04 UTC 2017-04-27 18:37:24 UTC hello@padlet.com snyderja https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168719328 The skeleton is the reason why you are able to move or even stand upright. The adult skeletal system is composed of 206 different bones and each work in unison to perform different functions. ]]> 2017-04-27 18:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168719328 snyderja https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168724007 There are various organs that the body protects such as the brain which is encased by the skull or the heart which is surrounded by the thorax.]]> 2017-04-27 18:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168724007 snyderja https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168725025 Our bones are the reason that we have blood cells, and as we all know blood is essential for living and is used for functions such as playing an important role in the immune system.]]> 2017-04-27 18:24:24 UTC https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168725025 snyderja https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168726348 Calcium is stored in our bones and is great for strengthening bones, but is also used for the contraction of muscles, conducting nerve impulses, clotting blood, as well as maintaining your heartbeat.]]> 2017-04-27 18:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168726348 snyderja https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168728652 The endocrine system is made up of glands that produce and secrete hormones, chemical substances produced in the body that regulate the activity of cells or organs. These hormones regulate the body's growth, metabolism and maintaining sexual development.]]> 2017-04-27 18:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/snyderja/zg4qn2s6tvaf/wish/168728652